Henriette Johnsen
Manage expat stress: strategies and solutions
What is stress? For you to best manage expat stress and to apply relevant strategies to find solutions to move beyond, it's important to...
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A blog about the good expat life
by Henriette Johnsen
Welcome to my blog! Here you’ll find everything from guides on various aspects of Danish culture to personal accounts from other expats - and most importantly, an in-depth look at some of the psychological challenges of expat life. I hope you will use these blog posts to enhance your expat experience.
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Henriette Johnsen
- Jun 23
- 8 min
A guide to Danish school life!
New to Danish school culture. Learn how to best support your child.
Henriette Johnsen
- Jun 22
- 6 min
Freedom alongside responsibility in Danish workplaces!
It is no secret that Danish society is heavily structured and institutionalised from the early stages of life until the later years....
Henriette Johnsen
- Jun 22
- 7 min
Understanding humour, irony, and sarcasme in Danish workplaces!
Oh, the number of times I have burnt my fingers and wished, I could have swallowed my tongue before I learnt to not be as candid in...
Henriette Johnsen
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Work-life balance for expatriates in Denmark!
Exploring the concept of work-life balance in Denmark and its implications for expatriates, this final blogpost in the series on Danish...
Henriette Johnsen
- Jun 22
- 2 min
Mastering flat company structures and implied hierarchies in Danish work culture!
While initially challenging to navigate, numerous expats affirm that the quality of Danish work culture significantly enhances their...
Henriette Johnsen
- Apr 21
- 6 min
The missing piece - struggles of trailing spouses
For lack of a better term and fully aware that many consider it derogatory and an indication of a life without responsibility, direction...
Henriette Johnsen
- Mar 14
- 4 min
Has expat life thrown you into identity crisis?
Essentially, identity is a question of who you are. Identity reflects your values that guide your choices in life. When you make choices...
Henriette Johnsen
- Feb 5
- 5 min
How to effectively navigate disagreements, conflicts, and crises in your romantic relationship?
Many, if not most, couples experience disagreements, conflicts, and crises at some stage of their relationship. These can break trust,...
Henriette Johnsen
- Jan 25
- 4 min
Shame … on language
When living in London, I studied and trained to become a psychotherapist. Doing so in my second language, I experienced frustration,...
Henriette Johnsen
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Loneliness in expats
In recent years, much has been written about loneliness, in particular amongst the younger and the elder generations: loneliness is on...
Henriette Johnsen
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Tips on befriending Danes!
It’s no secret, that Denmark has a lot to offer, but being an expat in one of the seemingly happiest countries in the world is no walk in...
Henriette Johnsen
- Dec 20, 2023
- 3 min
Self-compassion as part of mental health and emotional self-care
Compassion means to suffer with; and as such, self-compassion means to suffer with yourself! To feel compassionate with yourself, you...
Henriette Johnsen
- Nov 21, 2023
- 4 min
Tips for having guests visiting from home whilst living abroad
In my expats days, we were often blessed with family and friends coming over for visits. Blessed in the sense that not only did they come...
Henriette Johnsen
- Nov 21, 2023
- 5 min
Christmas on your own?
As humans we are programmed to evolve and seek new experiences, but when it comes to Christmas, our mindset prefers for it to be same...
Henriette Johnsen
- Nov 21, 2023
- 4 min
Tips for Christmasing in your home country
For many expats, Christmas of 2020 and 2021 were particular difficult times as they were forced to cancel their plans to travel over the...
Henriette Johnsen
- Nov 15, 2023
- 7 min
For love-pats and partners hereof: bringing your loved one home...
... unfortunately, isn't always the adventure that you had hoped it to be. This blogpost will explore why and what to do to prevent...
Henriette Johnsen
- Oct 10, 2023
- 6 min
In relationships, conflicts are personal development waiting to happen - for both partners!
In my practice, I see lots of couples. Couples who love each other, hurt each other, keep fighting for the relationship, keep having the...
Henriette Johnsen
- Sep 27, 2023
- 4 min
Anxiety in expats
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions. From time to time, we all feel anxious and fearful; but for some, anxiety...
Henriette Johnsen
- Aug 28, 2023
- 4 min
Expat life: maintaining friendships at home!
Whilst you may be excited about your move abroad, of starting afresh, meeting new people, engaging in a foreign culture, learning a new...
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